Benjamin is a strategic litigator who vigorously represents clients in state and federal courts in a variety of complex commercial matters, including disputes involving shareholders, contracts, noncompete agreements and emergent matters. He also represents executors and beneficiaries in all aspects of estate litigation, including contested wills and violations of fiduciary duties. A pragmatic and creative problem-solver, Benjamin represents medical practices in a broad range of disputes, including noncompete agreements and contracts, denials of reimbursement claims and other payment disputes.

Representative Matters

Commercial Litigation

• Secured summary judgment for pharmaceutical company on breach of fiduciary duty claim against individual who unlawfully disclosed confidential information.
• Represented shareholder of tradeshow display fabrication company in shareholder oppression case.
• Represented pharmaceutical company in multiple bet-the-company contractual disputes involving contractual and fraud claims.
• Secured injunction against construction disrupting client's commercial property and ultimately secured summary judgment awarding client prescriptive easement.
• Represented seller of business/commercial landlord in contractual dispute.
• Obtained summary judgment for subcontractor in claim for insurance covering project.

Wills & Estate Litigation

• Represented executor in contentious, high-stakes high-net-worth estate that included a will contest, defeating all claims against client.
• Secured injunction preventing disbursement of trust proceeds in will contest.
• Defended challenge to client's power of attorney appointment in substantial estate dispute.
• Secured dismissal of entire will challenge based on laches doctrine.

Physicians and Medical Practices

• Represented shareholders in large-scale ownership dispute over closely held medical institution.
• Recovered millions of dollars for medical practice after its Medicare billing privileges were improperly deactivated.
• Represented physician against hospital in noncompete lawsuit.
• Defended medical practice in multimillion-dollar insurance fraud lawsuit.